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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a behavior that Claire's son does NOT display during naptime at the Nurturing Center?
(a) Sucking his thumb.
(b) Kicking.
(c) Shrieking.
(d) Holding his breath.

2. When Claire sees the male Nurturer on his bicycle, what does she see that gives her hope regarding his continued involvement with her son?
(a) A diaper bag on his shoulder.
(b) A stuffed hippo attached to his bicycle basket.
(c) A spit-up stain on his jacket.
(d) A child seat attached to his bicycle.

3. In what month of the year does the Ceremony always take place in the community?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) January.

4. What kind of noise is made that summons everyone at the Fish Hatchery to the evening meal?
(a) A buzzer.
(b) A sigh.
(c) A horn.
(d) A bell.

5. During what times does Claire take her walks in order to run into the male Nurturer with her son in tow?
(a) During lunch and after the evening meal.
(b) At sunrise and at sunset.
(c) Before breakfast and after the evening meal.
(d) After breakfast and before the evening meal.

6. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?
(a) He sneaks into the office and looks at the records.
(b) He asks Claire her son's name.
(c) He uses a magnifying class to examine the infant's name tattoo.
(d) He writes to the Records Office.

7. Dimitri tells the Fish Hatchery workers that a healthy diet does not include what?
(a) Grains.
(b) Marsupial.
(c) Chemicals.
(d) Mammal.

8. When Jeanette mentions that everyone liked her father, she says he had been quiet, but what?
(a) Forceful.
(b) Compliant.
(c) Accommodating.
(d) Nice.

9. Why do the children in the schoolyard gaze curiously at Claire when she is on her way to the Fish Hatchery?
(a) She is walking and everyone else rides bicycles.
(b) She is riding a tandem bicycle with no one in the second seat.
(c) She is riding a bicycle and everyone else walks.
(d) She is riding a scooter and everyone else drives cars.

10. Though citizens of the community make their way around using only bicycles, large deliveries are transported by what type of vehicle?
(a) Coal carts.
(b) Trailers.
(c) Boats.
(d) Trucks.

11. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is wearing a leather mask, she always weeps when what event occurs?
(a) Someone kills her son.
(b) Someone takes her son away from her.
(c) Someone puts her son in her arms.
(d) When she realizes she is no longer pregnant.

12. When Sophia reluctantly agrees to give Claire a tour of the Nurturing Center, what time does she say is approaching?
(a) Nap time.
(b) Alpha ray time.
(c) Feeding time.
(d) Indoctrination time.

13. One of the workers at the Fish Hatchery says that the only reason Dimitri wants a spouse is so that he can have what?
(a) A companion.
(b) A maid.
(c) A dwelling.
(d) A friend.

14. What label is affixed to the door that Claire finally sees Jonas enter the day she follows him?
(a) Nurturing Center.
(b) Hatchery Laboratory.
(c) Bicycle Repair.
(d) Annex.

15. When Claire sees the male Nurturer out on his bicycle, how many months has it been since they have seen one another?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Claire goes to the school to pick up the biology posters, what is the reason that there are no children in the school?

2. What item is NOT included in the letter sent to parental units being assigned a Newchild?

3. The male Nurturer teaches Claire's son to respond in what way whenever Claire says bye-bye?

4. What occasion had prompted the community to perform the Ceremony of Loss a few years before the events of the narrative?

5. When Claire shows up again at the Nurturing Center, what reason is she given for being turned away?

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